Accenture and Microsoft Collaborate to Help Accelerate U.K.'s Transition to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Companies will leverage their expertise in cloud, data and AI to help drive transformational change for utility and energy companies Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft are teaming to help speed up the U.K.'s low-carbon transition. The companies, in conjunction with their joint venture, Avanade, will work together to help utility and energy companies transform the energy system and lower the cost of decarbonizing the supply and demand of electricity in the U.K., underpinned by open data, artificial intelligence (AI) and a digital workforce.